Pipe-rest



PATENTED FEB. 9, 1904. A. NL-ANTHES.

PIPE REST.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1902.

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SPEGIZFIGA'JJION forming part of Letters Patent No. ?51,443, dated February 9, 1904.

Application filed August 4, 1902.

' citizen of the United States of America, resid- I 5 of what is shown in Fig. 5,

ing in Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Pipe-Rests, of which the following 18 a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings,

forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to pipe-rests.

The object of my invention is to provide a pipe-rest that can be readily applied to the pipes, such as waste-pipes, after they have been calhed together.

My invention comprises'a pipe-rest composed of two separable halves provided each improvements in with releasabie ineans for securing the two halves together.

My invention comprises, further, a piperest comprising two semicircular halves provided each with two diametrically opposite outwardly-extending arms, each arm being provided with a locking device adapted to en gage with a locking device on the adj acent arm of the opposite member.

My invention providesiurther, a navel form of pipes-est member that may be used' jointly in some instances with a similar member to support the piping, but which is adapted to be used singly in supporting horiz0ntally-dis posed piping.

My invention provides, further, certain novel features of construction hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate myinvention, Figure l is an elevation view of the two members joined together. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation view of a section of piping sup ported by one of the pipe-rests. Fig. 4 is a similar view to that shown in Fig. 3, the piperest in this instance being placed below the floor, and showing the manner of supporting a section of piping having therein a T-j0int. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a section of horizontal piping and a portion of the joists and flooring, the pipe rest member being shown in side elevation. Fig. 6 is a top view the flooring being Serial No. 118,276. (No modelfi removed. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the pipe-rest members.

Similar characters of reference indicate similar parts.

The pipe-rest comprises two members, (indicated each by l.) Thetwo members are duplicates and comprise each a semicircular body provided with two diametrically opposite outwardly-cxtending arms 2 and 3, respectively. The arm 2 of one member is adapted to fit against the arm 3 of the other member, and the arm 3, in the form shown in Fig. 1, is provided on the side adjacent to the arm: 2 of the other member with a transverse dovetail-shaped projection 4:, adapted to be fitted ina correspondingly-shaped recess 5 in the adjacent arm 2 of the opposite member. A sharpened projection 6 is provided at the outer end of each arm on the side opposite or away from the opposing member.

7 denotes the flooring, 8 the joists, and 9 cleats secured upon the inner sides of the joists for supporting the members.

In placing. the pipe-rest in position when used as shown in Fig. 3 the pipes 10 are first placed in position in an opening provided in the flooring 7. One member 1 is slipped un der the bell 11 of the adjacent joint of piping and permitted to rest in a horizontal position on the flooring with its concave side embracing the joint. The other member 1 is then applied to the joint upon the opposite side.

thereof and having its projection i fitted into the recess 5 of the opposite member, the projection i of which is at the same time fitted into the adjacent recess 5 ot' the first-named member. To permit the slipping together of the members, the pipe-joint may be slightly raised. In addition to providing means for securing the members 1 to each other the arms thereof serve to support the piping 10 upon the flooring in cases where the hole through which the pipe extends is larger than the circular part of the pipe-rest.

In Fig. 4 the pipe-rest is shown supporting piping provided with a T-joint placed immediately under the flooring 7. In this case the pipe-rest is applied in the same manner to the pipe and directly below the lateral arm of the T.

Cleats 9 are secured to the sides of 

